us expats

Germany, Mexico, and Costa Rica are the top three destinations for American expats, with many moving because they want a change in lifestyle rather than to earn more money, research suggests. Indeed, some 48% of American expats report that they earn less than they did when living in the United...

The majority of American expats do not believe that their interest are fairly represented by the United States Government, a new poll has found, a rise of 5% compared with the same survey in 2016. Overall 88% say they are not represented and the research from expat tax firm Greenback, also...

Evidence is mounting that more US citizens are giving up their nationality because of an addition to the country's tax system which means expats are being refused bank accounts. Figures from the US Treasury show that a record 4,279 people gave up their US citizenship or long term residency in...

Hi Everyone, Firstly, thanks in advance for reading. I'm grateful for this forum, and am already a bit overwhelmed with info. I apologize if my questions have been discussed before.... I'll be (most likely) moving to the Cairns/Tablelands area next year from the US. My husband is an Aussie...

Hi There, My wife and I are moving to Brazil for one year (initially). Looking into health coverage, we can get coverage for being in Brazil, but I was wondering what US expats do about medical coverage in the US. The scenario I can think of is where one of us falls very ill and would need to...

I am new to this. My husband and I are looking to retire to France for a couple of years and are busy researching the requirements, most of which we are on top of. Up to now in our travels our US health insurance has covered us. That will not be true for a two year stint as we will be...

Thought it was time to do a brief listing of tax information for US citizens and/or green card holders living abroad. Bear in mind, this is very general. Please share any additional tips, tricks or ideas in this thread. Or start your own thread if you have specific questions. (Please put...